State Directors
Alabama
Ashley Townsen
Assistant Commissioner, Blind and Deaf Services
Department of Rehabilitation Services
560 South Lawrence Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-293-7096 Phone
334-293-7384 Fax
ashley.townsend@rehab.alabama.gov
http://rehab.alabama.gov
Alaska
Duane Mayes MS CRC CDMS CVE
Director
Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 W 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 334-5963 Phone
(907) 465-2856 Fax
duane.mayes@alaska.gov
www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/blsvs.htm
American Samoa
Ms. Esther Solaita
Blind Services Coordinator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human and Social Services
P. O. Box 4561
American Samoa Government
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011-684-699-1371 Phone
011-684-699-1376 Fax
entpele@hotmail.com
Arizona
Kristen Mackey
RSA Administrator
Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration
1789 W, Jefferson Street
Mail Drop 5371
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3332 Phone
kmackey@azedes.gov
www.azdes.gov/rsa
Arkansas
Dr. Cassondra Williams-Stokes
Director
Division of Services for the Blind
700 Main Street
Post Office Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203
501 - 682 - 0361 Phone
501 - 682 - 0366 Fax
Cassondra.williams@dhs.arkansas.gov
http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dsb/Pages/default.aspx
California
Peter Dawson
Acting Deputy Director
Specialized Services Division, Dept. of Rehabilitation
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 558-5815 Phone
(916) 558-5806 Fax
Peter.Dawson@dor.ca.gov
http://www.dor.ca.gov/
Colorado
Kristin Corash
Director
Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
633 17th Street, Suite 1501
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 318-8032 Phone
(303) 318-8569 Fax
kristin.corash@state.co.us
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDHS-ExecDir/CBON/1251610438163
Connecticut
Carol Jenkins
VR Supervisor
Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 602-4032 Phone
(860) 622-4906 Fax
Carol.Jenkins@ct.gov
http://www.ct.gov/besb
Delaware
Deborah Talley
Acting Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
Herman Holloway Campus, Biggs Building
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720-1199
(302) 255-9821 Phone
(302) 255-9964 Fax
deborah.talley@delaware.gov
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dvi/
District of Columbia
Andy Reese
Director
Rehabilitation Services Administration, Visual Impairment Section
1125 15th Street, NW, 9th floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 442-8581 Phone
(202) 645-0840 Fax
andy.reese@dc.gov
Florida
Robert L. Doyle, III
Director
Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Services
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1114
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-0331 Phone
(850) 245-0363 Fax
Robert.doyle@dbs.fldoe.org
http://dbs.myflorida.com/
Georgia
Shirley Robinson
Assistant Director of Blind Services
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Vocational Rehabilitation Division
1630 Phoenix Blvd, Ste 102
College Park, GA 31210-6304
(404) 783-3545 Phone
Shirley.Robinson@gvs.ga.gov
http://gvs.georgia.gov/
Guam
Rita Sotomayor
VR Administrator - Acting
DISID - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
234 Archbishop FC Flores St. DNA Bldg.
Suite 602
Hagatna, GU 96910
(671) 475-5735/4200 Phone
(671) 475-4661 Fax
rita.sotomayor@disid.guam.gov
Hawaii
Gavan Abe
Branch Administrator (Temporarily Assigned)
Ho`opono Services for the Blind
1901 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 586-5271 Phone
(808) 586-5361 Fax
gabe@dhs.hawaii.gov
http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/hoopono/about/
Idaho
Beth Cunningham
Administrator
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
P.O. 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0012
(208) 334-3220 Phone
(208) 334-2963 Fax
bcunningham@icbvi.idaho.gov
http://www.icbvi.idaho.gov/
Illinois
KIm Borowicz
Bureau Chief
Office of Rehabilitation Services, Bureau of Blind Services
100 W Randolph, Suite 5-300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-3323 Phone
(312) 814-4351 Fax
kim.borowicz@Illinois.gov
http://www.state.us/agency/DHS
Indiana
Locket Philips
Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington St., Room W453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1431 Phone
(317) 232-6478 Fax
locket.Phillips@fssa.in.gov
https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2638.htm
Iowa
Emily Wharton
Director
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
(515) 281-1334 Phone
(515) 281-1263 Fax
emily.wharton@blind.state.ia.us
http://www.blind.state.ia.us/
Kansas
Daniel Decker
Director
Kansas Rehabilitation Services
555 S. Kansas, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 368-7143 Phone
Daniel.Decker@ks.gov
Kentucky
Cora McNabb
Acting Executive Director
KY Office for the Blind
275 East Main Street
Mail Drop 2-EJ
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4754 Phone
(502) 564-2951 Fax
cora.mcnabb@ky.gov
http://www.blind.ky.gov/
Louisiana
Mr. Kevin Monk
Blind Services Executive Director
Louisiana Workforce Commission
PO Box 91297
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 219-2943 Phone
(225) 216-4953 Fax
kmonk@lwc.la.gov
http://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS_Main.asp
Maine
Elissa Rowe
Director
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 623-7954 Phone
(207) 624-5980 Fax
Elissa.Rowe@maine.gov
http://www.maine.gov/rehab/dbvi/
Maryland
Toni March
Director OBVS
Office for Blindness and Vision Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9219 Phone
(410) 554-9277 Fax
Toni.March@Maryland.gov
http://dors.maryland.gov
Massachusetts
John Oliveira
Comissioner
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 626-7509 Phone
(857) 243-0623 Fax
John.oliveira@mass.gov
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-commission-for-the-blind
Michigan
Mike Pemble
Director
Bureau of Services Blind Persons
201 N. Washington Sq.
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-4265 Phone
(517) 335-5140 Fax
Pemblem@michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/bsbp
Minnesota
Natasha Jerde
Director
Department of Employment and Economic Development , Minnesota State Services for the Blind
2200 University Ave. W., Suite 240
Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-649-5475 Phone
(651) 649-5927 Fax
natasha.jerde@state.mn.us
http://www.mnssb.org/
Mississippi
Dorothy Young
OVRB Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5210 Phone
(800) 443-1000 Fax
dyoung@mdrs.ms.gov
http://www.mdrs.state.ms.us/
Missouri
Keith Roderick
Deputy Director
Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
615 Howerton Ct.
P.O. Box 2320
Jefferson City, MO 65102-2320
(573) 751-4249 Phone
(573) 751-4984 Fax
Keith.A.Roderick@dss.mo.gov
http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/
Montana
Chanda Hermanson
Administrator of Disability Employment and Transition Division Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services
PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 444-4179 Phone
(406) 444-3632 Fax
Chanda.Hermanson@mt.gov
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/detd/
Nebraska
Carlos Servan
Executive Director
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Rd., Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 471-8104 Phone
402-471-1194 Fax
Carlos.servan@nebraska.gov
http://www.ncbvi.nebraska.gov
Nevada
Shelley Hendren
Director
Nevada Rehabilitation Division
3016 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 215
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-486-0372 Phone
(775) 684-4184 Fax
sghendren@detr.nv.gov
http://www.nvdetr.org/Rehab%20pages/blind%20services.htm
New Hampshire
Scott Vittner
Administrator, M.S., CRC
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
21 S. Fruit Street, Suite 20
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3774 Phone
(603) 271-3816 Fax
scott.a.vittner@doe.nh.gov
http://www.education.nh.gov/career/vocational/blind_visu.htm
New Jersey
Dr. Bernice Davis
Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
153 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101-8004
(973) 648-2324 Phone
(973) 648-7364 Fax
Bernice.davis@dhs.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html
New Mexico
Mr. Greg Trapp, J.D.
Executive Director
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
2200 Yale Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 841-8844 Phone
(505) 841-8850 Fax
greg.trapp@cfb.nm.gov
http://www.cfb.state.nm.us
New York
Julie Hovey
Associate Commissioner
NYS Commission for the Blind
52 Washington St., South Bldg. 201
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 474-7299 Phone
(518) 486-5819 Fax
julie.hovey@ocfs.ny.gov
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cbvh/
North Carolina
Cynthia Speight
Director
NC Division of Services for the Blind
309 Ashe Avenue – Fisher Bldg.
2601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2601
(919) 527-6704 Phone
(919) 733-9769 Fax
Cynthia.speight@dhhs.nc.gov
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb
North Dakota
Robyn Throlson, LSW, MSRMHC, CRC
Acting Director
Vocational Rehabilitation
1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-8955 Phone
(701) 328-8969 Fax
rthrolson@nd.gov
Northern Mariana Islands
Ms. Arlene Kay A. Yamagata, M.S., C.R.C.
Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
PO Box 501521
Saipan, MP 96950
670-322-6448/6538 Phone
670-322-6536 Fax
nmidir@ovrgov.net
Ohio
Greg Dormer
Deputy Director
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)
400 E. Campus View Blvd. (3AD)
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1468 Phone
(614) 985-7945 Fax
gregory.dormer@ood.ohio.gov
http://www.ood.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Tracy Brigham
Visual Services Division Administrator
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
3535 N.W. 58th, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4815
(405) 951-3460 Phone
(405) 951-3529 Fax
tbrigham@okdrs.gov
www.okdrs.gov
Oregon
Dacia Johnson
Executive Director
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(971) 673-1588 Phone
dacia.johnson@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Dawn Sokol
Executive Director
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
4200 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 871-4401 Phone
dsokol@state.pa.us
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/bbvs
Puerto Rico
María M. Gómez García
Director
Rehab Center for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
P.O. Box 8627
Santurce, PR 00910
(787) 729-0160 Phone
(787) 724-0110 Fax
ivanclemente@vra.pr.gov
http://www.arv.pr.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island
Laurie DiOrio, M.A.
Administrator
Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
40 Fountain St
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 462-7889 Phone
(401) 222-2207 Fax
laurie.diorio@dhs.ri.gov
South Carolina
Darline Graham
Commissioner
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Avenue
P.O. Box 2467
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8822 Phone
(803) 898-8845 Fax
darline.graham@sccb.sc.gov
http://www.sccb.state.sc.us/
South Dakota
Ronda Williams
Director
Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
East Hwy 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773 - 4644 Phone
(605) 773-5483 Fax
ronda.williams@state.sd.us
https://dhs.sd.gov/en/sbvi
Tennessee
Tiffany Kelley
Director
Tennessee Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
520 W Summit Hill Dr
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 594-6861 Phone
tiffany.kelley@tn.gov
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/blind-visually-impaired-services.html
Texas
Cheryl Fuller
Director
Texas Workforce Commission
4900 North Lamar Blvd. Ste. 5667
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 424-4220 Phone
(512) 424-4277 Fax
Cheryl.Fuller@twc.state.tx.us
http://www.twc.state.tx.us
Utah
Steve Winn
Director
Division of Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, Suite B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4345 Phone
(801) 323-4396 Fax
stevewinn@utah.gov
http://www.usor.state.ut.us/
Vermont
Mr. Fred Jones
Director
Vermont Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2304
(802) 241-0326 Phone
(802) 241-2128 Fax
fred.jones@vermont.gov
http://www.dbvi.vermont.gov
Virgin Islands
Felecia L. Blyden
Acting Administrator
Division for Disabilities & Rehabilitation Services, Department of Human Services
Knud Hansen Complex, Building A
1303 Hospital Ground
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 774-0930 Ext. 4190 Phone
(340) 774-7773 Fax
fblyden@dhs.gov.vi
Virginia
Dr. Rick Mitchell, CRC
Commissioner
Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Ave.
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3144 Phone
(804) 307-5890 Fax
Rick.Mitchell@dbvi.virginia.gov
http://www.vdbvi.org/
Washington
Michael MacKillop
Executive Director
Department of Services for the Blind
3411 S. Alaska St.
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 906-5520 Phone
(206) 721-4103 Fax
Michael.mackillop@dsb.wa.gov
http://www.dsb.wa.gov/
West Virginia
Kevin L. Maynus
Program Supervisor
Blind Services, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
107 Capital Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 356-2095 x 55044 Phone
(304) 558-1478 Fax
kevin.l.maynus@wv.gov
http://www.wvdrs.org/
Wisconsin
Delora Newton
Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Workforce Development
PO Box 7852
Madison, WI 53707-7852
(608) 261-4576 Phone
(608) 266-1133 Fax
delora.newton@dwd.wisconsin.gov
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr
Wyoming
Mr. Jim McIntosh
Administrator
Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1100 Herschler Building, 1 East
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7386 Phone
(307) 777-5939 Fax
jim.mcintosh@wyo.gov
http://wyomingworkforce.org/workers/vr/